Tirana, Albania – Albania’s prime minister said Saturday the government will block video service TikTok for a year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. Albanian authorities held 1,300 meetings with teachers and parents after a teenager was stabbed to death by another teenager in mid-November following a fight that started on … Read more
Starting December 30, the European Union will fully implement the Regulation for the Cryptoasset Market (MiCA Law), leaving one of the most used stablecoins globally out of the game: USDT. This change opens the doors to USDC and EURC, issued by Circle, consolidating a new balance in the European market of cryptocurrencies. With a market … Read more
Paris— France connected the Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor to its grid on Saturday morning, the first time it has been added to the country’s nuclear power network in 25 years, state operator EDF said. The reactor, which began operating in September ahead of grid connection, is coming online 12 years later than originally planned and … Read more
Magdeburg, Germany – Germans mourned a violent attack and loss of security on Saturday after a Saudi doctor deliberately drove a black BMW into a Christmas market packed with holiday shoppers, killing at least one person, including a small child. At least two people died and at least 60 others were injured. Authorities arrested a … Read more
Washington – The United States has charged a Russian-Israeli dual citizen over alleged involvement with the Lockbit ransomware group, the Justice Department said Friday. Rostislav Panev, 51, was arrested in Israel in August and is awaiting extradition to the United States, the department said. Panev was a developer at Lockbit from its founding in 2019 … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is going to join the administration of newly elected US President Donald Trump, on Friday launched the election campaign in Germany and described the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as the savior of the country. The AfD is running in second place in opinion polls and may be able to thwart … Read more
Kyiv, Ukraine – At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in a Russian ballistic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital Kiev early Friday, officials said. Moscow claimed it was in response to a Ukrainian attack on Russian soil using American-made weapons. At least three loud explosions were heard in Kiev shortly … Read more
Copenhagen, Denmark – Denmark has allowed representatives of Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to board a Chinese bulk carrier at the center of an investigation into Baltic Sea cable violations, Denmark’s foreign minister said on Thursday. yi peng 3 The ship is wanted in Sweden for questioning over the severing of two undersea fiber-optic cables … Read more
Authorities in Russia’s Rostov region on Thursday reported a fire at an oil refinery following strikes by several dozen Ukrainian aerial drones. Rostov’s acting governor Yuri Slyusar said on Telegram that the fire broke out at the Novoshakhtinsk refinery and was later extinguished. Slyusar said one person was injured in the attack. Russia’s Defense Ministry … Read more
Washington – Experts on cybersecurity and online foreign influence campaigns are urging Bluesky, the social media company whose app has exploded in popularity in recent weeks, to increase moderation to counter potential state-sponsored influence efforts. In the past month, Bluesky, a microblogging platform with its roots in Twitter, has seen its largest increase in new … Read more